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Program Duration: Short-Term
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Degree Type: Academic Certificate
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Total Credit Hours: 33
About This Certificate
You will take literature and creative writing courses; have opportunities to interact with visiting writers; and attend readings, workshops, festivals, and other special events. Throughout this program, you will learn techniques necessary for the mastery of the craft of creative writing, improve your creative writing skills through feedback and continued revision, and gain insight into local and national resources for writers and the publication process. Our program culminates in a capstone course, Portfolio Development, which is designed to help you prepare to apply to four-year writing programs and develop manuscripts for publication.
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Course Sequence
Semester 1
| Course Number and Name | Prerequisites and Corequisites | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 - English Composition or ENGL 101H - English Composition I (Honors) | 3 credits | |
| CIS 103 - Introduction to Information Technology | 3 credits | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 205 - Creative Writing | 3 credits |
Semester 2
| Course Number and Name | Prerequisites and Corequisites | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Literature course | ENGL 101 must be completed prior to taking any literature courses except for ENGL 190 where ENGL 101 and ENGL 190 may be taken concurrently. | 3 credits |
| ENGL 102 - The Research Paper or ENGL 102H - The Research Paper (Honors) | ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better | 3 credits |
| FNMT 101 - Quantitative Reasoning or FNMT 118 - Intermediate Algebra or higher | For FNMT 118: FNMT 017 or FNMT 019 completed or FNMT 118 (or higher) placementSome colleges and universities require a mathematics course above FNMT 118. Students who are FNMT 118 ready may take MATH 137 or MATH 150 instead of FNMT 101. Students who are FNMT 118 ready who wish to transfer to Temple University should take FNMT 118, which is the prerequisite for MATH 161. Students with a math placement score above FNMT 118 should take MATH 161 or a higher-level math course. Please visit the transfer agreements web page for more information and consult with an advisor when selecting a quantitative reasoning course. | 3 credits |
| Directed Elective - Select one of the following: Literature course or ENGL 137 - Introduction to Theater (ENGL 137 recommended for students taking ENGL 282) | ENGL 101 | 3 credits |
| Select one of the following: ENGL 280 - Poetry Writing or ENGL 281 - Fiction Writing or ENGL 282 - Scriptwriting or ENGL 283 - Nonfiction Writing: Memoir and Literary Journalism | For ENGL 280, 281, 282: ENGL 205 For ENGL 283: ENGL 102 or ENGL 205 | 3 credits |
Semester 3
| Course Number and Name | Prerequisites and Corequisites | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: ENGL 280 - Poetry Writing or ENGL 281 - Fiction Writing or ENGL 282 - Scriptwriting or ENGL 283 - Nonfiction Writing: Memoir and Literary Journalism | For ENGL 280, 281, 282: ENGL 205 For ENGL 283: ENGL 102 or ENGL 205 | 3 credits |
| ENGL 285 - Portfolio Development | Two of the following: ENGL 280, 281, 282, 283 one of which may be taken concurrently | 3 credits |
Launch Your Career in Creative Writing
- Proofreaders and Copy Markers – est. salary $58,982
- Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers – est. salary $67,232– est. salary
- Editors $91,015
Career Outlook
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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Starting Pay: $46,727
Typical Tasks
- Prepare, rewrite, and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
- Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
- Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
- Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.
- Review and approve proofs submitted by the composing room prior to publication production.
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